The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among has disclosed what she has gone through to become who she is today.
The Speaker also disclosed how one of her relative also arranged someone to rape her.
Among, a last born in a family of 48 says all her sisters got married at a tender age leaving her as the only one who jumped all the temptations and obstacles.
She says her family wanted her to get married just after S.6 and when she refused, they organized someone to forcefully marry her.
“Because they had wanted me to go for early marriage, one of my relatives organised someone to rape me. Fortunately ,I hit the man and started bleeding and I took off,” she said.
Ms Among said the issue of early marriages and teenage pregnancies is real and must be tackled head-on.
She says it is unfortunate that some of the laws passed by Parliament have not been implemented to the letter, hence undermining the intended purpose of passing such laws.
She made the remarks in Kampala on Tuesday June 11, 2024 while launching the Uganda Parliamentary Forum to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy.
The Speaker challenged all MPs to engage in the sensitisation and mobilisation campaigns against the increasing early marriages and early pregnancies.
